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Some Came Running, a review by Antares


Some Came Running (1958) 2/5 - Now this was a major disappointment. I have read many glowing reviews of this film over the years, and I can't for the life of me, understand why. It appeared that it wanted to be a bit like Peyton Place with a smidgen of

(From Antares' Short Summations on August 12th, 2011)

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Scary Movies to Tell in the Dark, a review by addicted2dvd


     Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019/United States)

Lionsgate (United States)
Director:
Writing:Dan Hageman (Screenwriter), Kevin Hageman (Screenwriter), Guillermo Del Toro (Story By), Patrick Melton (Story By), Marcus Dunstan (Story By), Alvin Schwartz (Original Material By)
Length:108 min.
Video:Widescreen 2.39:1
Audio:English: Dolby TrueHD: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles:English, Spanish

Stars:
Zoe Margaret Colletti [Zoe Colletti] as Stella Nicholls
Michael Garza as Ramon Morales
Gabriel Rush as Auggie Hilderbrandt
Austin Abrams as Tommy Milner
Dean Norris as Roy Nicholls

Plot:Extras:
  • Scene Access
  • Feature Trailers
  • Featurettes
  • Digital Copy


My Thoughts:

I enjoyed this story, though the effects were a bit all over the place. Of course, it is for the younger teens... so there is that. It has good atmosphere, and the cast did a good job. I would say it is worth the time put in to watch it. I can see this becoming a regular in my Halloween marathon viewing.

Rating:


(From Horror/Halloween Marathon 2023 on September 17th, 2023)

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Babylon 5: Marathon, a review by DJ Doena


Disc 5

The Face of the Enemy

Synopsis: Lyta and Dr. Franklin have arrived on Mars with a shipload of frozen teeps who were altered by the Shadows. Meanwhile Sheridan is lured to Mars were his father is held captive and Garibaldi learns of the plans that William Edgers has for the teeps.

My opinion: Garibaldi is fucked. He cannot be held responsible for his actions but nobody will believe him. And why? Bester! But seriously: I can understand Bester's motives. He cares a lot about "his" teeps. Although it's hard for me to understand why both Edgers and Bester see the teeps as a different species.

Intersections In Real Time

Synopsis: Sheridan is being interrogated.

My opinion: Short synopsis? Yes. But great episode. It's practically a two man show featuring Sheridan and his interrogator. But Bruce Gray plays his role perfectly. I wouldn't want him to interrogate me. ;-)

If a fifth season would have been for sure at this time, this episode would have been the season finale. But since it wasn't for sure, JMS wanted to make sure that his story is properly finished.

Between the Darkness and the Light

Synopsis: Garibaldi can convince Lyta, Franklin and the Mars resistance that he was reprogrammed by the Psi Corps. Then they try to break out Sheridan. Meanwhile Ivanova has to deal with advanced Earth Force destroyers that are anhanced with Shadow technology.

My opinion: The race for Earth is coming to an end. But as Indiana Jones said "That's usually when the ground falls out from underneath your feet". And while they technically had won the battle they had heavy losses. In my opinion it was necessary to see that Sheridan's forces are not entirely unbeatable, that makes it more believable.

Quote of the episode:
Ivanova: "I am Susan Ivanova. Commander. Daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance and the boot that's gonna kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart. I am death incarnate.  And the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me."

Endgame

Synopsis: The final attack on Mars and Earth begins. First the Earth destroyer fleet over Mars is taken out with the help of the frozen teeps, then Sheridan takes on Earth directly. Meanwhile, Marcus is making a hard decision.

My opninion: "Prepare for ramming speed." Sheridan is also aware of the third principle of sentient life (see "A Voice in the Wilderness"). He would have sacrificed himself. He did it before on Z'ha'dum and was ready to do it again. Great episode, although it was a bit implausible that nobody on Earth was able to deactivate the defense grid.

(From Babylon 5: Marathon on November 15th, 2007)